Comparison

FocusBox vs Tricolor Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FocusBox

This app provides a peaceful sanctuary to help you rest your mind and grow your focus amidst the noise of the digital world. Unlock all paid features and enjoy future updates with a membership subscription.

Highlights
  • Focus timer
  • Peaceful sanctuary
  • Mind rest
  • Focus growth
  • Unlock paid features
  • Future updates
Features
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In this busy world, where anxiety and restlessness are all around, our small screens are flooded with the noise and rush of the world. But here, we offer you a peaceful sanctuary, a space where your mind can rest, and your focus can grow once more. Member automatic subscription instructions: - As a member, you can unlock all paid features and enjoy free updates in the future. - Automatically renews at the end of the current subscription period, unless you cancel your subscription or disable auto-renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Once you have completed your purchase, you can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://1117d.github.io/help/private.html User Agreement: https://1117d.github.io/help/terms.html

About

Tricolor Time

Effortlessly track your daily activities and time spent, categorizing them into positive, neutral, and negative. Visualize your time usage with insightful charts and statistics. Designed for quick daily updates, this app aims to simplify time management.

Highlights
  • Daily time recording
  • Categorize activities (positive, neutral, negative)
  • Chart analysis and statistics
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Data export
  • Siri Shortcuts
Features
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【Tricolor Time】 helps you keep track of what you do and how much time you spend each day Then divide the time into three categories: 【positive】 【neutral】 【negative】, and give them color to make them easier to distinguish We want tracing time is easy. It's important to review . The App provides chart analysis, and we'll update it to help you review time usage Hopefully your App will take up no more than 5 minutes a day Features List: - Time record - Data icon - Data statistics - iCloud sync - Data export - Siri Shortcut Privacy policy: https://hzjuzhi.com/apps/tricolortime/privacy/ The terms of service: https://hzjuzhi.com/apps/tricolortime/terms/

Screenshots

FocusBox4 screens
Tricolor Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tricolor Time at 4.8 against FocusBox's 4.2. Tricolor Time also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16). FocusBox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tricolor Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tricolor Time holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of FocusBox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tricolor Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusBox ships an update every 3 days, Tricolor Time weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FocusBox versus Tricolor Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusBoxTricolor Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志强 王Hangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

FocusBox

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Tricolor Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusBox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$13.99
2 purchases

Tricolor Time

Subscriptions1
  • Pro quarterly membership$0.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro-终身$3.99

Questions

Is FocusBox free?
FocusBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tricolor Time free?
Tricolor Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusBox or Tricolor Time?
Tricolor Time is rated higher. FocusBox averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Tricolor Time averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do FocusBox or Tricolor Time have ads?
Tricolor Time shows ads; FocusBox does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusBox or Tricolor Time?
FocusBox ships an update every 3 days, and Tricolor Time weekly. Most recently, FocusBox was updated on September 14, 2026 and Tricolor Time on August 29, 2026.

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